Absolve


to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
the court absolved her of guilt in his death.
to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually followed by from):
to be absolved from one’s oath.
to grant pardon for.
ecclesiastical.

to grant or pr-nounce remission of sins to.
to remit (a sin) by .
to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.

contemporary examples

he can absolve them completely, or let them go due to insufficient evidence, which is not the same as finding them not guilty.
knox awaits verdict barbie latza nadeau october 1, 2011

many were just eager to forget, absolve, or overlook serious accusations, simply because doing so would be hugely convenient.
it’s not just cosby: hollywood’s long list of male sc-mbags asawin suebsaeng november 18, 2014

yet the essay does not absolve the left from paranoid thinking.
paranoia crept into american political life a long time ago lewis beale october 18, 2014

on the one hand, he is trying to absolve skyler of his sins.
the 17 most iconic scenes in ‘breaking bad’ (video) tricia romano september 28, 2013

social media, sharif emphasized, has been an indispensable tool for saudi women “to absolve the gender apartheid.”
aung san suu kyi meets her peers andy isaacson september 29, 2012

historical examples

“i come to confess and to absolve thee,” answered the grand master.
the talisman sir walter scott

were i to be queen of the universe, that dignity should not absolve me from my duty to you and to my father.
clarissa, volume 1 (of 9) samuel richardson

poor creatures come to you and confess their sins, and you absolve them, or order them to do penances?
a foregone conclusion william dean howells

there is no suggestion here that religion will absolve any man from bearing burdens.
pax vobisc-m henry drummond

he then entered for a year as a sharpshooter of the guards, to absolve his obligation to military service.
beacon lights of history, volume x john lord

verb (transitive)
(usually foll by from) to release from blame, sin, punishment, obligation, or responsibility
to pr-nounce not guilty; acquit; pardon
v.

early 15c., from latin absolvere “set free, loosen, acquit,” from ab- “from” (see ab-) + solvere “loosen” (see solve). related: absolved; absolving.

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